Slugs & Snails and Waterfall Folds

Today is filled with slugs and snails,

no puppy dog tails, just lots of fancy folds.

I have been wanting to use the super fun Slugs and Snails digital stamp set by Beccy's Place for ages and after seeing the fancy folds and interactive fun of a "waterfall card", I knew the right time had come.  This fancy fold card design allowed me to use all the images and sentiments in the set at once.

I opened the waterfall card cut file in Silhouette Studio then opened all the digital images and sentiments from the Slugs and Snails digital stamp set, pasting them on the design mat with the cut file.  I enlarged the waterfall card so that it would be 5" x 6 1/2" then sized the images and sentiments to fit on the feature panels of the "waterfall" strip.  I used the pre-coloured images and was lucky to have some perfectly coordinating digital papers in my stash (details and links below), so I sized the digital papers to fit the front panel of the cards.  I printed and cut the image and patterned paper panels then cut the other panels from matching cardstock, assembling to complete two waterfall cards with different looks.  Brads were used to secure the waterfall mechanism to the front of the cards.

Let's take a closer look at the card in action ... lots of photos ahead ...

Here is the closed card with the waterfall mechanism fully closed.

There are four image / sentiment panels and as the tab is pulled, the waterfall mechanism gradually reveals the panel underneath.

   

Here is a side view to show how the waterfall mechanism works.

I hope you enjoy these cards as much as I do.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Beccy's Place - digital stamp - Slugs and Snails

weave cardstock

Imagine That Digistamp - digital paper - Argyles n Plaids
Blue n Brown Argyle 1 and Blues Diamonds
Silhouette Cameo

Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #42692
A2 Waterfall Card by Lori Whitlock - enlarged to 5” x 6 ½”
brads
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the sentiment

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Papers and why
At the moment I am loving the world of digital papers because I can get the perfect colour match and size the design to co-ordinate perfectly with the elements of my cards.  I confess, I'm giving my printer and Silhouette Cameo a workout creating my print & cut designs, loving every minute.
Beccy's Place - October Challenge - Anything Beccy's Place Goes
optional element: brads - I have used brads to secure the waterfall mechanism
Cardz 4 Galz - Challenge #108 - Something beginning with 'S'
my cards are filled with Slugs and Snails, just what little girls (& boys) love to play with
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog - Fancy Folds Challenge
Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - October Challenge – Masculine or Halloween/Autumn
the papers and images initially look masculine with the blues & browns and of course the slugs and snails are calling out to little (& not so little) boys.  I confess to being a tomboy growing up, so I think these are fun for girls too.

Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges - PIP Challenge 1943 – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Anything Goes